Writings
Various writing — by me or about me.
Interviews with me
- From Engineering Leader to Founder: Andrian Budantsov on Building Hypersequent from Dubai Interview on the journey from engineering leadership to founding Hypersequent in Dubai, AI's role in QA, and advice for founders in the MENA region.
- QA Sphere: Interview with Creator Andrian Budantsov Interview about building QA Sphere and the vision behind an AI-based test management system.
- Meet Andrian Budantsov, Hypersequent CEO and Creator of QA Sphere Founder interview covering the journey from Readdle to building Hypersequent and QA Sphere.
Startups & Business
- This Founder Built a Faster Way to Test Software A profile on building faster software testing workflows and shipping with fewer bugs.
- How to Run a Startup (Without the Unicorn Delusion) A pragmatic take on building a sustainable startup without chasing billion-dollar fantasies.
AI & Technology
- The Loneliness Dilemma: Safeguarding the AI Companion Era Examining the risks of AI companions marketed as loneliness solutions — why toxic validation and social atrophy are harder to catch than explicit harms.
- Does Using AI in QA Testing Increase Risk for Software Companies? Examining the risks of AI in QA testing — why human oversight and accountability matter when deploying agentic testing tools.
- The Memory Problem: Vector Databases and the Struggle for Long-Term Context Why vector databases alone can't solve AI's long-term memory problem and what's missing from current approaches.
- The Impact of PLD 2024 on Software Companies and How the Industry Can Prepare What the EU Product Liability Directive means for software companies and practical steps to get ready.
- Hope for Spring, Prepare for Frost: How to Think About AI's Next Phase A balanced perspective on AI hype cycles and how to prepare for both breakthroughs and disappointments.
- The Human Testing Element Is Still Important Despite Advances in AI AI is transforming testing, but human judgment and intuition remain irreplaceable.
Testing & QA
- Manual Testing as the Human-in-the-Loop Control Layer for AI Why manual testing remains the control layer that keeps AI-driven testing loops aligned with real product quality and user experience.
- Streamline Quality Assurance Processes with Next-Generation Test Management Tools How modern test management tools are reshaping QA workflows and team efficiency.
- Engineering Matters: How QA Is Evolving into QE The shift from quality assurance to quality engineering — and why the distinction matters.
- The Importance of Cybersecurity Testing How robust test management contributes to secure software and addresses emerging security threats.
- Why Shift-Left Testing Is Vital for Effective Software The case for catching defects earlier in the development cycle and how to make it work.
- QA Is Not Dead: Why Even Big Tech Still Tests Debunking the "QA is dead" narrative — why structured testing still matters at every scale.
- Test Smarter, Not Harder: How Purpose-Built Test Management Tools Outperform Spreadsheets Why teams outgrow spreadsheet-based testing and what to look for in a dedicated tool.
- Cracking Vibe Coding with AI-Powered Software Test Management How AI-powered test management fits into the emerging "vibe coding" development style.